Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/UMBC2020



Please RSVP on Eventbrite for the Meet link.

Event description
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) will host an Editing Workshop, an *online* edit-a-thon with UMBC CIRCA, on October 9th, 2020 at 1pm EST. We will learn about how to create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Black visual artists. An introduction with a brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon along with some context for the BLT project. We will have resources and a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. RSVP on Eventbrite here.

History of The Black Lunch Table
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration founded by artists Jina Valentine and Heather Hart  which intends to fill gaps in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 15 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT creates a space to encourage people of color and women to join the Wikimedia movement while also asking white male editors to focus on gaps in coverage on Wikimedia. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and art are performed.

Want to know even more about BLT? Watch THIS short intro video!

About CIRCA
The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) is an interdisciplinary research center of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at UMBC dedicated to promoting inquiry and experimentation in and across the Arts disciplines. CIRCA supports innovative project-based research in the Arts, encompassing Dance, Music, Theatre, and the Visual Arts, by faculty, students, and visiting scholars, and promotes the development of interdisciplinary and collaborative projects that advance research in the Arts. CIRCA is committed to enhancing the local, national, and global reputation of the Arts at UMBC and to fostering innovative research and diverse viewpoints through hosting guest lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and sponsoring performances. UMBC CIRCA

Event details and Agenda
Date: October 9th, 2020 Time: 1-4 pm EST Location: Event Agenda:
 * Presentation for review, Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Presentation
 * Editing time
 * Goals:
 * -Create a user account (if new to Wikipedia)
 * Sign in to the event with the big blue button:
 * -Create user page with at least one sentence
 * -Signin to Wikipedia edit-a-thon meetup page
 * -Make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page

Who should attend: UMBC communities! Also artists, historians, students, photographers, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious... What to Bring: Enthusiasm and focus Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what each of us are working on

Uploading photos

 * |Wiki Image Guide
 * Where to find them.
 * Dos and Donts
 * Asking an artist for images.

Possible articles to edit
You may edit any article you wish and we encourage you to select an article that is historically marginalized. This following event-specific lists (→) of suggested articles focus on notable alumni of University of Maryland of the Black diaspora. Please add a name if you know of someone appropriate who needs a page or needs editing. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones. These articles are suggested, be sure they qualify according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidlines before you create a new page. Thanks!
 * Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - List the article you're working on in this live doc to keep track and avoid duplicate work!
 * denotes Infobox is needed

This is a link to Drafting Articles.

List of notable African American alumni and faculty of UMBC
go here

You can suggest artists here who fit our scope but are missing from our table below:


 * Myrtis Bedolla
 * Theresa Chromati
 * Amy Sherald
 * Lehna Huie
 * Maren Hassinger
 * Oletha DeVane
 * Ada Pinkston
 * Schroeder Cherry
 * Phylicia Ghee
 * Kibibi Ajanku

Attendees

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